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âIf you live in Newton or come from Newton, you have ties forever.â
Thatâs how Diane Rigby describes the community spirit on display in the northern Cache Valley town this week, where more than 100 blue porch lights have been turned on at night in support of Rigbyâs son, Luke, who is recovering from his third liver transplant.
Luke Rigby, a 35-year-old father of two young sons, doesnât know about the community outpouring on his behalf because heâs been under heavy sedation. Neither does he know that heâs functioning on his second transplanted liver in a month. But doctors expect to slowly bring him back to full consciousness in the near future as they closely monitor whether the new organ will be accepted by his body.